01M 0311-2021C 200298 ZSKSpecial PermitApproved
West 16th Street Special Permit
with 1 related matter · LU 0792-2021
City Council · Wednesday, May 12, 2021 · 1h 29m
The one where the Council passed a hate-crimes bill protecting houses of worship as it grieved 32,887 New Yorkers lost t
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This stated meeting opened with a rabbi's COVID invocation and a moment of silence for Speaker Johnson's tally of 32,887 New Yorkers lost to the pandemic, plus colleagues' personal losses. Grief gave way to a surge against hate: members passed Int 2108-A, raising penalties for damaging houses of worship from $500 to $1,000 after attacks on Riverdale synagogues, and a resolution condemning the rise in anti-Asian and anti-Semitic hate crimes co-sponsored by Peter Koo and Margaret Chin. The Council also banned plastic straws (Int 936-A), advanced moped-share rules, and queued a slate of borough r
From the room
“Establishments must provide a plastic straw to any customer who requests one free of charge, no questions asked.”
— Corey D. Johnson
“introduction twenty two sixty seven and introduction twenty two sixty eight, both sponsored by council member Danny Dromm”
— Corey D. Johnson
“the expansion assessment increase and change in assessment method at the Flatiron 23rd Street partnership bid”
— Corey D. Johnson
“calls on the commissioner of transportation to conduct a study of the safety risk posed by the coexistence”
— Inez D. Barron
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The decisions
1202Int 0936-2018INT 0936-2018Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to restricting single-use plastic beverage straws, beverage stirrers and beverage splash sticks, and to repeal chapter 4 of title 16 of such code, relating to rechargeable batteries
Helen Rosenthal's Int 936-A, out of the Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing committee, restricts food-service establishments from handing out plastic straws, stirrers, and splash sticks, targeting single-use plastics at the point of service.
Roll-call vote
43 · 4
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Antonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaCorey D. JohnsonDaniel Dromm Darma V. DiazDeborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaEric A. UlrichEric DinowitzFarah N. LouisFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames F. GennaroJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyLaurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu EugeneOswald J. FelizPaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael Salamanca, Jr.Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRuben Diaz, Sr.Selvena N. Brooks-PowersStephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. Gibson
Conditions
- food service establishments must provide a plastic straw free of charge to any customer who requests one, no questions asked (medical-need accommodation)
03Int 1681-2019INT 1681-2019Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to school food waste prevention plans
Jimmy Van Bramer's Int 1681-A requires the DOE chancellor to build a food-waste-reduction plan with school sustainability coordinators and file annual progress reports, turning cafeteria waste-cutting into a tracked, recurring mandate.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
04Int 2267-2021INT 2267-2021Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to amending the district plan of the Flatbush Avenue business improvement district to authorize additional services for the district and to change the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based
Council member Danny Dromm carried this mayoral-request bill changing how assessments are levied at the Flatbush Avenue BID and the Queens Plaza/Court Square BID. It moved alongside its companion, Int 2268.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
05Res 1633-2021C 210195 HAXApproved
“HPD”
06Res 1638-2021C 200272 ZMQZoning MapApproved
Preconsidered L.U. No. 773
Roll-call vote
46 · 1
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Antonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaCorey D. JohnsonDaniel Dromm Darma V. DiazDeborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaEric A. UlrichEric DinowitzFarah N. LouisFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames F. GennaroJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyLaurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu EugeneOswald J. FelizPaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael Salamanca, Jr.Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRuben Diaz, Sr.Selvena N. Brooks-PowersStephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. Gibson
Mandatory inclusionary housing
26 affordable
07Res 1639-2021N 200273 ZRQZoning TextApproved
Preconsidered L.U. No. 774
Roll-call vote
46 · 1
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Antonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaCorey D. JohnsonDaniel Dromm Darma V. DiazDeborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaEric A. UlrichEric DinowitzFarah N. LouisFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames F. GennaroJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyLaurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu EugeneOswald J. FelizPaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael Salamanca, Jr.Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRuben Diaz, Sr.Selvena N. Brooks-PowersStephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. Gibson
08Int 2108-2020INT 2108-2020Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing penalties for damaging houses of religious worship
Fernando Cabrera's Int 2108-A doubles the minimum penalty for criminally defacing a house of worship, raising it from $500 to $1,000 to sharpen the deterrent for vandalism targeting religious sites.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
09Int 1755-2019INT 1755-2019Approved
A Local Law in relation to an assessment of the 311 service request intake map
Int 1755-A directs DOITT to audit the 311 website and mobile app's interactive map and address-lookup tools that route service requests, then report back to the Council. The aim is to verify residents can actually find and file complaints through the digital intake path.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
10Int 2061-2020INT 2061-2020Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to moped share systems
Int 2061-A, from Transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez, hands DOT new authority to regulate shared-moped systems like Revel by treating them as limited-use motorcycles. It fills a gap that had left the city with no permit requirement and no oversight of moped-share operators.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
11Res 1619-2021RES 1619-2021Approved
H.R. 1843/S.937
Peter Koo's resolution puts the Council on record urging Congress to pass and the President to sign the federal COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, backing stronger national hate-crime prevention amid the pandemic-era surge.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
12LU 0773-2021C 200272 ZMQZoning MapApproved
68-19 Woodhaven Boulevard Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0774-2021
Roll-call vote
92 · 2
Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Antonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaCorey D. JohnsonDaniel Dromm Darma V. DiazDeborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaEric A. UlrichEric DinowitzFarah N. LouisFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames F. GennaroJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyLaurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu EugeneOswald J. FelizPaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael Salamanca, Jr.Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRuben Diaz, Sr.Selvena N. Brooks-PowersStephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. GibsonAdrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Antonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaCorey D. JohnsonDaniel Dromm Darma V. DiazDeborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaEric A. UlrichEric DinowitzFarah N. LouisFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames F. GennaroJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyLaurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu EugeneOswald J. FelizPaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael Salamanca, Jr.Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRuben Diaz, Sr.Selvena N. Brooks-PowersStephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. Gibson
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Questions & answers
Laurie A. Cumbo: Are there any council members who wish to speak at this time?
Helen K. Rosenthal: May I continue?
The deal
Units
903
Affordable
373
Stories
7 fl
Land-use review
Mandatory inclusionary housing
347 affordable
Procedure
- 1:39 P.M.
- 3:08 P.M.
- Other
- Agenda for the meeting posted on the Council website — Laurie A. Cumbo
+4 more procedural steps
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The people
On the dais · 49
Bill PerkinsStephen T. LevinYdanis A. RodriguezAdrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Antonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaCorey D. JohnsonDaniel Dromm Darma V. DiazDeborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaEric A. UlrichEric DinowitzFarah N. LouisFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames F. GennaroJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyLaurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu EugeneOswald J. FelizPaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael Salamanca, Jr.Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRuben Diaz, Sr.Selvena N. Brooks-PowersSteven MatteoVanessa L. Gibson
Public testimony: 2 in favor
Practitioners & applicants
Karen Koslowitz · Ruben Diaz, Sr. · Rabbi Gerald Skolnick · Fernando Cabrera · Inez D. Barron · James G. Van Bramer
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